South Dakota, Wyoming Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/29/2026 15:12

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 4:12PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 29, 2026 - 3:12pm
Expires: 
July 29, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
At 412 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Colony to near Rochelle, or extending from 27 miles northwest of Belle Fourche to 28 miles southeast of Wright, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Northwestern Spearfish, Belle Fourche, Sundance, Upton, Pine Haven, Osage, Colony, Beulah, Alva, Aladdin, Moskee, Buckhorn, Four Corners, Clareton, Rochelle, Inyan Kara Mountain, Warren Peak, Cook Lake and Cement Ridge Lookout. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 1 and 10. Interstate 90 in Wyoming between Mile Markers 160 and 207.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Butte; Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills; Western Crook; Wyoming Black Hills; Weston County Plains; Newcastle; Northeastern Crook
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov